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The UK Software Management and Licensing Conference

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  • 2009
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Industry News – end point security

18th February 2009
Global phishing attacks grow in number

The number of global phishing attacks has grown by 66 per cent in the space of one year, according to new research from computing group RSA Security. In its most recent Anti-Fraud Command Center Phishing Trends Report, it was understood that this ris

18th February 2009
IE flaw fix already exposed by hackers

A vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) which was patched with a security fix by Microsoft has been exploited already by hackers, it has been stated. The flaw, known as MS09-002, is being attacked through a specially-created Microsoft Word docum

18th February 2009
Oscar actors are 'big threat to computer security'

People may not be completely aware of the threats that an Oscar actor can pose to someone's computer, despite them never using it. The latest research from McAfee has found that by web searching for the name of a major star who is nominated for award

16th February 2009
Conficker worm causes Microsoft to offer bounty

The Conficker worm, which has caused problems for many users of Microsoft Windows worldwide, has resulted in the software giant putting up a bounty of £250,000 for information about its creator. According to a recent piece on the Microsoft Secur

13th February 2009
Lawyers 'must get to grips with legal aspects' of encryption

Solicitors and other legal counsel must "get to grips" with encryption in the courtroom after several high-profile instances of data leaks, it has been stated.Jeremy Phillips of ZDNet UK said that although it is most widely seen as a techni

12th February 2009
Security threats outlined through popular social networking site

Companies ought to ensure their workers are careful if accessing personal websites when in the workplace after it was found that a Facebook group has been linking users to malware.The group, known as "5,000,000 against the new version of Faceboo

12th February 2009
Security threats posed by 'malicious insiders'

As more people lose their jobs across the country, "malicious insiders" may become more prominent across the UK, according to Microsoft.Identity and security unit specialist at the company Doug Leland told the BBC that further redundancies

11th February 2009
Local authorities and police show 'shift in data security attitude'

The amount of public authorities using data and USB encryption among other data loss protection products has risen sharply in the last year, according to a recent survey.In research carried out by BeCrypt, it was found that the number of public secto

10th February 2009
Another NHS trust rapped after data leak

Another occurrence of a data leak made by an English NHS trust has resulted in more enforcement action by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), it has been reported. Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust had two laptops stolen from it, resulting i

9th February 2009
Two firms identify wave of spam for Val's Day

People have been encouraged to beef up their data loss protection systems after a pair of security companies identified an upcoming wave of spam in time for Valentine's Day.In a report for SC Magazine, it was revealed that both Trend Micro and McAfee

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